American Dictionary of the English Language

ENGLISH, adjective ing'glish. [Latin ango, from the sense of pressing, depression, laying, which gives the sense of level.]

Belonging to England, or to its inhabitants.

ENGLISH, noun The people of England.

1. The language of England or of the english nation, and of their descendants in India, America and other countries.

ENGLISH, verb transitive To translate into the english language.